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such as wounds, strains, bruises, broken knees, capped 

 hocks, wind-galls, acute inflammation of the feet, toge- 

 ther with fractures both simple and compound ; and, 

 in conjunction with enema, will cure colic, constipation, 

 diarrhoea, inflammation of the throat and bowels, ulcers, 

 excoriations, swelling of the limbs and inflammation 

 of the feet arising from general disease, — yet most of 

 the sick horses of the present day are treated, according 

 to the method of the English groom, with the wet 

 bandage alone, or without the use of any bandages 

 whatsoever. 



Those parts of the horse's body where great difficulty 

 will be found to retain the bandages in their position 

 should be encased with a linen covering, and wet and 

 dry folds of linen placed upon the wounds should be 

 fastened to the casings, and renewed as a wet and dry 

 bandage. Thus in wounds of the face, eyes, head, or 

 neck, apply a linen hood ; in wounds of the chest, a 

 linen breastplate ; in wounds or bruises of the withers, 

 a linen casing extending well down on each side of 

 the shoulders, fastened to the roller on one side, and 

 to a breastplate on the other. 



Linen is found to be the best material for bandages. 

 It is less relaxing to the skin than flannel, and retains 



